i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. but what were the results? fact: brown promised to improve schools. but the drop out rate increased 50%, and the state had to take over the schools. fact: the city controller found employees paid for 22,000 hours... they never worked. fact: brown promised to cut crime. but murders doubled, making oakland the 4th most dangerous city in america. jerry brown. he just can't deliver the results state budget on july 1st. so, what have lawm >>> well we were supposed to have a state budget back on july 1st so what have lawmakers been doing since then. the l.a. times says since the deadline came and went the legislators have taken in $6.9 million in campaign contributions. and most of that money came from powerful interests trying to advance an agenda in sacramento.